Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats - Softcover

James D. Murray; William VanRyper

 
9781565920583: Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats

Synopsis

This text is divided into three main parts to provide a better understanding of graphics file formats. The first part provides necessary background information, the second, a full encyclopedia of graphics file formats, and the third introduces the CD, graphics file format specs, code examples, image examples, conversion tools, using the disk and support.

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From the Publisher

The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats provides the convenience of quick look-up on CD-ROM, up-to-date information through links to the World Wide Web, as well as a printed book -- all in one package. Includes technical details on more than 100 file formats. The CD-ROM includes vendor file format specs, graphics test images, coding examples, and graphics conversion and manipulation software. An indispensable online resource for graphics programmers, service bureaus, and graphic artists.

About the Author

James D. Murray started his computer career in 1981 on a Version 6 UNIX system running on a PDP-11/45 and programming in C. Over the years he has specialized in serial communications, image processing and analysis, UNIX and Windows NT systems programming, and telco network management. Currently he works for a telecommunications company developing network management stations and as a staff writer for O'Reilly & Associates. James is author of the O'Reilly book Windows NT SNMP and maintains the Graphics File Formats FAQ, lives in Southern California, has a degree in cultural anthropology, has studied computer science and both Western and non-Western music, and practices the Japanese martial arts of Aikido and Iaido (Japanese swordsmanship). William vanRyper consults to industry startups and operates Many Worlds, a small publisher specializing in books supporting the evolution of consciousness.

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